June 1, 2009

WEIRD TO BE BACK HERE AGAIN. Gosh, it's been what, 4 days? TOUGH STUFF! Anyway, lots more LA recapping to do, but luckily it's the last week of school (fiuwaher874wehfsdkfsdhjkty348967twesidfvgsdhgjvkdshk

gtahrwetgjklywhswgijhateriutgh) so there's no homework etc. Something else that was taking up a lot of time in preparation finally took place-my Bat Mitzvah. It was a great experience and pretty amazing celebrating with all these people I only see on occasion and separately, all at the same place. I kind of miss the anticipation and anxiety though, honestly! Now I have to use my precious anticipation on school, which is unworthy of my pain.
I don't think I'll be posting many pictures from it since that might be giving out more information than I'd like, but this is what I wore, INCLUDING OUTFIT COMMENTARY!! *crickets*The dress was bought 5 days before but finding it couldn't have been much easier-first store we went into, found within half an hour. It's from Loehmann's, which I'd never been to before/the name sounds like your neurotic Uncle Hershel's Bar Mitzvah suit store in the Bronx, but we figured whyyynot and I love the dress so much. My favorite part is that it looks like paper, but it did feel a leetle beet too flouncy-pretty so I added this Urban Outfitters necklace I'm borrowing from Weardrobe and my Obesity and Speed hair thing.
My new glasses weren't ready in time so these were taped/crooked but uh whatevs. I don't think I'll ever be 100% classy. Or 95. 50? Anyway.
The back! So pretty!Reminds me of Flinstones.Awesome, sad I can't keep it.
This is one part of my speech; the parts that actually deal with God and religion will stay off the net just because this..isn't that kind of blog? Yeah.
"..Take an article of clothing, for example. As I said earlier, the Nazirites wore just enough to keep them warm, believing that that was the wish of God. Over this past year I have become increasingly interested in clothing, and have developed a clearer understanding of the idea that clothing can be art. A girl in my gym class once asked me why designers put so much effort and money into putting out on runways clothes that no one would ever wear on the street, and for a second, I didn’t know how to answer. Really, there are two responses. Every designer is putting tons of hours and money into their designs, but some design on a more commercial level, and those are the labels we often do see on the street. The designers that interest me the most work just as hard, if not harder, to create clothing that is meaningful to them, to create art. There will always be designers that continue to focus on just the look of a collection, but I hope there always remains a group that pays more attention to their emotions or concepts. I finally answered the girl, and told her that designing can be like writing a poem, or painting a picture, or playing guitar. When people are passionate about these things, they feel as if they have to create. Rei Kawakubo, who many regard as the first conceptual designer and whose clothes can often inspire uncomfortable thoughts or feelings in people, is my favorite designer in the world. She doesn’t expect that many people will wear her tulle and lumps and masks for a day on the town, but clothing doesn’t have to sell, and it’s her way of expressing her inner values. Using fashion as self expression can go beyond wearing a shirt with a slogan, as clothing has the ability to evoke an entire feel, or atmosphere, or emotion, or world."

Yayyyy fashion. Oh oh, I haven't forgotten about Clothing With a Cause! Here are the OVER FIFTY items-some relleh old, some brand new-that will be up over the next few months. I decided to continue the project through summer until school starts back up again, since that was the main reason it was difficult to get items up consistently.Look! An outfit! It's been a while, and I truthfully still feel pretty uninspired, for about the third month in a row. It's superficial but I think I'm just tired of lots of my clothes and feel like I've made every combination with them I could. I obvz haven't but I have discovered and rediscovered everything in my closet/the old dress up box and I'm just too damn ADD to feel pleased! Luckily I have gift money to go shopping but I'd feel guilty since it would be due to the fact that I'm too lazy to be creative and wear shirts like pants and weird things I used to do. I'M GETTING OLD, KIDS. I DID JUST CHANT THE TORAH, AFTER ALL.BUT LOOK AT MY MOVES. YER OLD MAN'S STILL GOT IT.
Howeverrrr, the awesome people at Blood is the New Black sent over a few tshirts recently and I love love love them. No exagerrations! I feel more comfortable in them than I did in the beanbag chair in the corner of the room in second grade. Reading Junie B. Jones.

Remember Brendan Donnelly? OF COURSE YOU DO. This one was designed by him for BITNB and um, do I really need to say much about it other than I love it? I plan on wearing it for the 45 minutes of school we have on Friday. TEENAGE REBELLION AT ITS CLASSIEST. Anyway, angstangstangst. Just be glad I'm breaking the dress code with.. uh offensiveness and not spaghetti straps. Ew.brian lichtenberg tee. topshop zipper skirt. i heart norwegian wood cage skirt.

I love you, Brian Lichtenberg tee, oh yes I doooo. Karl is on the left bum cheek. And the back matches his shower!
...not that I would know what his bathroom looks like *shifts stalker eyes*
BRIAN YOU CHANGED SHAMPOOS YESTERDAY AND I ALSO SAW A NEW TOOTHBRUSH AT THE SINK.

Doo doo doo doo, moving on..
This summer I have day camp, cottage time, reading all the books on my list, and dancing to S Club 7 while riding bikes and eating Ice Pops with Sophie. Also, wearing everything here:

topshop, opening ceremony.

What about you?

85 comments:

congraaaaats on your bat mitzvah. you're a grown up now... kind of. maybe. your dress is so pretty! i'm glad you didn't wear, like, a stupid bat mitzvah dress from macy's. not that you would. but i'm still glad.i'm jealous that you're almost done with school. eating ice pops and listening to s club 7 sounds like perfection.

Yeahhh, I'm so glad your Bat Mitzvah was a smashing success! That speech was wonderful to read and your dress is so beautiful! Clearly you don't need to look like Spock to win at life. (Though apparently I win at life because, one of my friends thinks I am a dead ringer for Spock...)

I like the outfit with the anonymous agendt necklace. looks like something I would wear.

and what about my summer you ask? well, jazzfestival in montreux, city trips to hamburg and berlin, tons of ice cream and lots of felt-brooch-sewing... no, I won't bother you again with my akward "jewellery". ;)

I've awarded you THE HONEST SCRAP AWARD! You've probably already been awarded it like a zillion times but if not you have now! if you want to accept the award you have to do a few things like say 10 honest things about yourselfjust copy what i did www.iamalittlemonarch.blogspot.com

Your speech is very well-written and I have to give you props for being so precoscious and well-spoken, but I have to point something out to you. Something that you may have already encountered and already pondered in your head, or something that may challenge what you have previously thought:

Rei Kawakubo once said, "Fashion is not art. The aims of fashion and art are different and there is no need to compare them."

"My approach is simple. It is nothing other than what I am thinking at the time I make each piece of clothing...The result is something that other people decide".

by the way, if you find what I said to be something that stimulated a thought or two in your head, I'd really like to read your response either on your blog or maybe on a comment on mine :) I am really interested in what you have to say about fashion, as you do have very insightful things to say.

I Want that Brian Lichtenberg T-shirt!!! I'm very tempted to come steal it, but that would make me a creepy stalker. (Not of you, of the clothes?) Now I'm just confuzzleing myself. Anyway, I love your blog!!!

I just wanted to say every time you make an entry it slightly boggles my mind. You know... just SLIGHTLY.If a perfectly imaginary, aesthetically idealistic fashion utopian world existed I think that your speech may just be rightful enough for the President of such a universe.

Beautiful dress, looks stunning with the necklace! i love your tee and all ur outfits.. your speech was amazing! wise words... keep up the great workxoxoTy Tyhttp://fashionforafashionista.blogspot.com/

congrats on the bat mitzvah! i love your dress which you wore for your bat mitzvah... it kinda reminds me of my bat mitzvah dress too, it was white and had details like yours does. http://framestheworld.blogspot.com/

Mazel Tov on your Bat Mitzvah. You made me remember mine (and the hideous dress I wore to it). Wish I had your style at your age. Hell, I wish I had your style now.And totally go for the Spock look. That would be badass.

tavi,kay off topiccc.I have read you blog for a rather long time and finally was like screw it, I 'll comment.

(just forgive my shitty spelling)

I just went on a vacation with my looony bird of a grandmere, and she actually picked something cool. it ws in some art mueseum a collection of clothes based on medival stuffs. anywho I took pictures (including a Yamamoto from last year. muhhaha I was three inches away)I was wondering if you would want some of the pictures. no I am not a cat rapist. just thought you might enjoy the 15 or so differnet medival things.

Oh my cuteness...can i adopt you? No i'm serious! Or, i don't know, keep you as a big plush to squeeze when i'm sad...Ok let's stop it! The dress was great,it seems you're wearing origami (not that you wouldn't do it, i guess!).I think that with that speech you caught the very essence of fashion: art. When you say it's like playing a song or painting a picture you're just dividing real fashion from what most people think it is, it's not showing expensive clothes with a famous guy's name written on, but be able to catch your essence/feelings of the moment in a single outfit, which is not easy at all, but you do, i think, naturally.I truly admire you!

dammit tavs, why are so uh-mazing at fashion? me and buds are like 15 and not even WE have the confidence to pull of crazy patterned shirts in public without worrying about old nosed hags saying 'hippies!!!!! zomg!?!'

when you hit highschool: dont give a shit about what people say-do what you do best!

MAZEL TOV! Not only on your bat mitzvah, but on your first trip to Loehmann's! NOW, you are truly a woman. *snif* I'm a little teary, frankly, remembering my first trip to Loehmann's. Anyway, this is about you, not me. I'm a new reader, and likely a new fan. I adore your writing. Glad to "meet" you.